Hello, how is everyone?
Are you ready for winter weather?
or are you in a climate where winter comes only on the calendar?
Mid-Missouri has been wonderful this Autumn.
Mild temps [with a time or two of COLD]
lots of sunshine with a little rain
[we could use more, but only in the form of rain, not the other]
Our Christmas tree is up
[bought one with the lights already on it]
DD#2 and I have discussed our plans for eats over the Holidays.
Nothing special.
However,
we are going to attempt
a slowcooker 'Beer Bath Turkey'
Wish us luck with this, huh ! ! !
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It's soon to be Winter
and I've been busy knitting hats
with hand-knit flower is the
The knitted flower was a gift
and it will be removed from this hat, shortly.
It's to be given to someone dear.
[yes, sans the pretty flower]
a quick knit that doesn't cover my ears!
Just the one to toss in my bag for
not-so-cold winter days.
Okay, that was two knit projects for the head
This pair is knit with a Merino Wool/Cashmere/Nylon blend yarn
that makes me feel most decadent.
[Decadent: a Noun for - a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent]
Who? Me?
so much fun to knit.
Even with this dark-ish yarn the pattern is noticeable from a distance.
And I will be knitting Rosa again in a lighter shade yarn.
The feel of this yarn on my very own feeties is out of this world.
There WILL BE MORE OF THIS YARN in my future !
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May a tell you a story?
Hope you don't mind, I'm telling it. :^)
It was the summer after I passed fifth grade
and eager to begin 6th Grade
that our family moved from the desert to the beach.
Much to my delight two girls my age lived across the street.
The older was a grade ahead of me and the younger a grade behind me.
That didn't matter, we became friends, with me filling the age gap.
Their folks and mine encouraged our friendship.
The three of us spent many happy times together.
I think we 'discovered boys' when we reached jr high.
[No details on that will be revealed here.]
As our family moved between the desert and the beach we remained friends.
After high school graduation we kept in close contact and even attended each other's baby showers.
Then, as young mothers
we each had our own lives to manage
and our friendship was put on hold, so to speak.
Flash forward some fifty years.
After some searching, the Internet provided me with enough info to write a couple of letters.
One sister replied and we established a somewhat relationship.
However, this past year seems to have been our time to followup our initial connection.
The younger of the gals and I have been exchanging snail mail and re-introducing ourselves.
Fifty-plus years of catching up sure takes lots of hand-written pages, on both our parts.
But what anticipation - - - waiting for that next
snail mail.
Yesterday, out of the blue I received a pkg.
What?
She has sent me
her hand-made soap.
Three fragrances:
Rose
Oatmeal/Honey
Chamomile/Lavender
No doubt, this last one is meant to be used at my night time bath to relax me from a hectic day's activities.
OMG, I feel so pampered ! ! ! !
How sweet is this . . . .
Have a peek
I've displayed them on my hand-knit shawl.
It's been my plan all along was to send this shawl to her right after the New Year.
You guys may remember
aka the Bees
I've decided now is the time to sent to lovely.
So, les Abeilles is wrapped and ready for tomorrow's trip to the post office to begin it's journey to my
childhood friend.
After all, one hand-crafted gift
deserves hand-crafted gift in return.
Hope she likes it.
Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
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Happy Holidays
from Our House to Yours !
hugs
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